Ask HN: How do you format / speed up a SSD?

I wanna know how to speed up or format old SSD's.

Is there a program or a guide you can recommend? Windows or Linux.

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sudo fstrim / -v

Vopt is an excellent defrag/trimmer/cleaner for Windows, now made freely available by the author. https://www.majorgeeks.com/files/details/vopt.html

LoudPipes 3y ago ↗

spinrite from grc.com works on SSDs. It can speed them up, from what Steve Gibson says. I don't have a way to measure my SSD speed, so I can't provide evidence.